Match-box.



F. A. FULLER.

MATCH BOX. APPLIGATION FILED JAN.3, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

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UNTTED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

FRANZ A. FULLER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSI GNOR TO THE J. E. MERGOTT COMPANY, or NEWARK,

NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MATCH-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July {43, 1912.

Application filed January 3, 1911. Serial No. 600,584.

1 u all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, F RAxz A. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match- Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

The present invention has reference to improvements in that class of match boxes especially adapted for the reception of small packages of safety matches, made of cardboard, and such as have been in extensive use for advertising purposes, and which is of such'a form that it is well adapted for advertising purposes, inasmuch as the advertisen'ients may be placed or embossed in any suitable manner upon the back and lid thereof.

The p *incipal object of this invention is to provide in the class of match boxes of the character above stated, a novel holding means extending inwardly from the side of the box body, adapted to partly overlie a packageot' matches, said holding means he mg provided with upwardly extending in tcgral guides for the lid of the box, and downwardly ext nding lugs for holding a springactuated catch in the lower end of the x, and a spring-actuated catch located in the lower end of the box having locking engagement with the upper end of the lid.

The invention consists therefore, in the novel construction of the match box hereinafter set forth, and furthermore, the invention consists inthe various novel arrangements and combinations of the parts, as well as in the details of the construction thereojt', all of which will be fully described in th following specification, and then finally embodied 111 the clauses ot the cla m.

The invention is clearly illustrated in tile I zucconumnying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a plan view of the Fig. 2 represents a, side elevation of Fig. 23 represents a'plan view of Fig. t represents a longi tudmal s ectiml otthc same; and Fig. 5 reprobox. Y'l he same.

f represent lugs also formed and comprises a box body a and a suitably hinged lid 11 of substantially the same shape and dimensions. These parts are of such shape asto lend themselves readily to manufactureby the use of suitable punches and dies from ordinary sheet metal.

The box body a along its longitudinal edges 0 and c near the front thereof is provided with integral holding means (I and 11 formed in the blank from which said body is made. These holding means (Z and d extend inwardly from the longitudinal top edges c and o of the box body, so as to partly overlie the package of matches and which holding means are provided at their rear ends with integrally formed u nv'ardly extending lugs or guides e and c to properly locate and guide the lid of the box. f and integrally with the front ends of the holding means extending downwardly into the box body and into close proximity to and pa itallel with the front edge of the box body (1, thus providing a narrow space between which the free ends ot, the combined spring and catch member 5 are secured.

The combined spring and catch member 9 is formed from a.-single flat piece of metal as illustrated, the ends'ot' the spring being clamped between-the narrow space formed by the downwardly extending lugs and f of the holding means I! and (Z', and the front edge of the box body flange. Formed centrally and integrally with the spring is an upwardly and inwardly extending tongue lb, provided with a projection lU-to receive a holding lug 11 formed inlcgralwith the lid 7), so that. when the box body and lid are closed, as illustrated in Figs. 1. and 2 ot' the drawings, such lug will hereccived by the projection, r nd firmly' secure the box anembcrs in locked position.

'1, re 'n-esents a push piece secured to the under side of the spring in any convenient ilown'ivnidly turned ends of said holding 2119003. I i n nizinne' x adapted in t'lli.()tl.1'l1 :2 A u opening: turmoil in the end oi? the box b0( i 0:. This: nu'tieulm' form o'lispr'n i when 1 lured in nee by the in i will not become-ino iei'niii'e or i from the ho body (I, thi'ough JUlfQlCSS in: ni 'mlzition. l pieces unending at right-angles from said and a hinged lid, said box body adapted to w not) dlfl to d I i on its longitudiinil edges integral holding it, will thus be neen that l have provided a mntch box in which I have reduced the ed. to mi'tly overlie a package of matches actual number ot' pm' e to :1 minimum, and contained by said box, therein ends of said that when nnseiubled and in poeitioiu 1e holding pieces beii'ig turned upwardly to possibility of the parts becoming nepzimted iioiiin guides for the lid of said box, and the by cmreleno innnipuiution, have also been front ends of said iolding pieces being reduced to a minimum. turned. downiiai'dly into the box and into it claim: I close proximity to the front edge of the box 1. A snatch box comprising a box body i form .1 narrow spnoo. between said front, and a hinged lid mid box. bodv adapted to 1 of the ho and the downwardly turned hold a pm moi! of paper .niute t 1 go of the holding pieces, a spring located. ing on Ito hinggitudinzil edges int i in the body of the box, the ends of which i l l inn pieces extending at i 9; are clamped between the edge of the box bi W and the downwardly turned ends of said holding; pieces, a push piece secured to said iongitudinni ed w into the box an adopted to L zujtly oYeilie 21 package 0* nudehes unntniiunlby said hm; the no: end the under side of the spring and projectof said holding pieces; bei g i upinn" outside of thebox body and aninwardly imi'dly to ifmrni guides for z ".i said ei-ztendf 15g integral tongue provided with a box and the front ends of pieceo being; turned. do i V Wlbii a holding lug formed integral box and, into close pi'oxin if I with the lid edge oi the box to form a i V This specification signed and witnessed between said front edge of the box. i this 28th day of December, 1910. downwmdly turned ends of. the FRANZ A. FULLER. pieces, and a. 5 ii g .loentml in the bow." of i ii the box the ends of which are oizunped between the edge ot' the box; body and. toe

nmtoh box comprising; a box body bold package of paper matches, and having iongitudinnl edges into the box and adapC-.,

pro etion formed on said spring adapted to v 

